InventorCAM 2014 SP2 / Autodesk Vault Basic Integration Build Presentation Guideline

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1 InventorCAM 2014 SP2 / Autodesk Vault Basic Integration Build Presentation Guideline Create a new InventorCAM Part from a CAD model in vault Save a InventorCAM Part to Vault (without a Link to CAD model) Save a InventorCAM Part to Vault Open a InventorCAM Part from Vault Recorded Presentation Contact FAQ s Preample: InventorCAM Vault Basic integration Supports two general workstyles how CAM users allowed to open the CAD models saved in Vault: Whether the CAD model is checked out or only get write protected from Vault. Start Showing the Server Folder structure at with the Vault Browser. Explain two modes of creating a new CAM Part: a) with CAD model which is checked out (modification possible) b) with CAD model in write protected mode ( get ) Note: If an InventorCAM part with linked CAD model will be open from Vault, and the CAD model was not checked out before, the CAD model will be get automatically from Vault, to do the synchronization.

2 Open Inventor \ Projects and show the settings in the project File / Show an Exist *.ipt in Vault Open with Inventor a CAD model from Vault in write protected mode ( get ) Choose Open and click to the Safe Select the CAD model and choose option write protected Starting with: Create a new InventorCAM Part with a CAD model from Vault Using a CAD model from Vault and define a new InventorCAM Part. Before Start: Open InventorCAM settings and set Work directory related to you Vault Project Settings as default, for Example:

3 The InventorCAM New Part dialog will be shown: Note: with the Vault browser you can check the existence of the CAD model in the Model name path. After creating a new InventorCAM Part save it to Vault with InventorCAM Option: Save to PDM Open dialog with Right Button Mouse click at CAM Manger Partname and choose save to PDM At the first time you need to enter the Server Connection to the Vault

4 The Save to PDM dialog opens and shows the folder structure at the Vault server. Browse to your CAM part folder and click: Save After the location is chosen, the user has to link the CAD model in Vault, to the CAM part he wants to add. Browse to the folder of the CAD models in Vault and click to the model. link to a model

5 User may add a comment and get some options what to do with the working part: After clicking on OK, InventorCAM Part will be closed, saved to the server.

6 Save to PDM (CAD model is linked to the CAM part) In general it s the same process of saving a part without a link to the CAD model. The only difference is that the step of choosing the reference model will be skipped. Note: As long as any model is linked to the InventorCAM part, the Dialogbox to link to a model is skipped. User may add a new comment and click to OK to save and close the InventorCAM Part. Open an InventorCAM part from Vault server: Use InventorCAM Open Part from Main Ribbon Choose in CAM Parts dialog: Open from PDM Browse to your CAM Part folder select your CAM part to be opened

7 Note: If the InventorCAM part has a link to the CAD model, it will be automatically downloaded in get modus to the working directory of the client. Status of the CAM part in the Vault Browser: checked out Status of the CAD model: not checked out A GotoMeeting in German Language was recorded and can be downloading from here A first Address for Questions will be FAQ s sector here under or Harald Schumacher, [email protected], Tel April 2014 Harald Schumacher SoidCAM GmbH

8 FAQ s the Save to PDM dialog opens but is empty Save to PDM dialog Box Empty == Vault Server connection lost Solution: Exit InventorCAM and restart it. What happens if an InventorCAM part will be opened from PDM and the CAD model was changed before? InventorCAM will detect that the CAD model in Vault is different from InventorCAM Designmodel and ask if user wants to get an updated model. What happens if a New InventorCAM Part with the same name exists already in Vault? At Save to PDM: If Part Name exist and has the status: Not checked out, InventorCAM cannot save the Part with the same name: Warning: Please check out the part first == Part Name exist in Vault and was not checked out before. User need to use the InventorCAM Save as to save the part with a new name and choose again: Save to PDM

9 Note: It s not allowed to change the file name shown in the Save to PDM dialog Can I save a InventorCAM part without to link it to a model? Yes. Click at the Save to PDM Dialog at the select the referencemodel stage to Cancel confirm that you want to check-in the part without a model: you will be asked to add a comment before OK will close and save the part to Vault: